true, very true.. I normaly look at w output for uptime, because i'm not normaly looking for just the uptime.. I want a quick user statistic as well. :) Thank You, Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 andy at theasis.com wrote: > > of course everyone is going to say uptime, but real geeks cat /proc/uptime > > ;) > > No, I think the *real* geek would think of that, but opt for the solution > with fewer keystrokes. Geek would instead go for the letter "w". But > perhaps the excessive output would be deemed undesirable, and so the > ultimate result would be along the lines of creating "alias u = 'uptime'". > This has the added advantage of customizing one's personal environment so > that it's more obscure to the layman. > > Andy > > > Thank You, > > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >